We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS AN ANIMATED VERSION OF DEATHS BY STABBING FROM SHAKESPEARE'S FAMOUS PLAY, JULIUS CAESAR.
Brief video on th accomplisments of Thaddeus Kosciuszko
After Adolf Hitler's rise, in Germany, he quickly consolidated his power base.
A grandson of Genghis, Kublai became the Great Khan in 1260.
Henry VIII made sure that his son, Edward VI, was educated by Protestants.
Hiding in his aunt's home, and repeatedly making phone calls to his son, Pablo Escobar misses his family. That loneliness is about to get him killed.
The last months of Beethoven's life were eventful.
In this clip, we see Germany's much-feared rockets - the V-2/A-4 - during launch.
During July of 1917, demonstrators in Petrograd (including sailors from Kronstadt) were met with fierce opposition by soldiers of the provisional gove...
The charismatic Bolshevik leader, born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, helped to overthrow four hundred years of tsarist rule in Russia.
During the first decade of the twentieth century, political unrest threatened the fabric of Russian society.
Born on September 9, 1828, Leo Tolstoy was the writer of still-famous 19th-century Russian masterpieces. See him in this rare video from the Russian S...
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